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Sleep Sci2022;15(1):1-7.January 1, 2022Journal Article

COVID-19 pandemic is associated with increased sleep disturbances and mental health symptoms but not help-seeking: a cross-sectional nation-wide study.

Claudia Roberta de Castro Moreno1,2,3, Silvia G Conway1,4,5, Márcia Assis1,6, Pedro Rodrigues Genta1,7, Daniela V Pachito1,8,9, Almir Tavares1,10, Danilo A Sguillar1,11, Gustavo Moreira1,12, Luciano F Drager1,7,13, Andrea Bacelar1,14
1Brazilian Sleep Association, São Paulo, Brazil.
2School of Public Health, University of São Paulo, Brazil.
3Stress Research Institute, Department of Psychology, Stockholm University, Sweden.
4Akasa - Formação e Conhecimento, São Paulo, Brazil.
5Psychiatry Department, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil.
6Clínica do Sono de Curitiba, Hospital São Lucas, Curitiba Paraná, Brazil.
7Laboratório do Sono, LIM 63, Pulmonary Division, Heart Institute (InCor), Hospital das Clínicas HCFMUSP, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, BR.
8Fundação Getúlio Vargas, Brazil.
9Compromisso Social, Hospital Sírio-Libanês, São Paulo, Brazil.
10Neurosciences Program and Department of Mental Health, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
11ENT Department of the Federal University of São Paulo, Brazil.
12Department of Pediatrics and Psychobiology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil.
13Unidade de Hipertensão, Instituto do Coração (InCor), Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
14Carlos Bacelar Clinica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed firstly to describe sleep-related and mental health symptoms before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in a national-wide sample and, secondly, to verify attitudes towards help-seeking to treat these symptoms. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Data were collected through an online questionnaire sent through the Brazilian Sleep Association's social media. The questionnaire included s…

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